When being a critic in the world of Entertainment at large. One must emerge themselves into all aspects of things entertainment. This includes watching things that you hate as well as what you like. I find American Idol and all shows like it and their dancing counterparts overrated and overhyped. By no means am I saying that all reality TV shows are bad. There are some really good ones that are produced but do not get that much hype because they don't have Ryan Seacrest hosting the show. Something about Ryan Seacrest just makes me want to punch him in the face whenever I see or hear him....... odd.
But luckily this post is about a TV Drama/Comedy on FOX. The critically acclaimed, much loved and much watched show. Glee. I am not here to pick on Glee no no no. I am here today to bring to light some of the nit picks I had about the current season. Or should I say Second Half of the Second Season.
The second season of Glee started off nice and strong with many new and interesting plot hooks to keep returning and new watchers interested in the show. But then comes the Christmas episode and the subsequent season finale with the break up of Finn and Rachel. Drama added to the show keeps viewers guessing and hating one character over another. Good but when the Second half starts we reintroduce the love interest of Finn and Quinn and the beginning of the who does Finn love more love triangle. IT DOMINATES THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON. This aspect of the show even manages to out weight the moral issues of each episode or overlapping moral issues. The music which is the main part of the show went from strong in the first half to mild in the second with a few good selections here and there.
The Regionals episode where the club did their own Original songs was by far one of the strongest episode of the Second Half of Season Two. Because it shows the audience that the club has actual talent and doesn't have to continually do pieces that are dominating main stream radio and old classics.
Glee itself has a problem of bringing to light some strong plot hooks and then completely leaving them out to dry for the majority of the season, touch on it later with no real closure and then leave it out again. Even with the Kurt being picked on by the in the closet football player it has come to a point where they should really just close the chapter but are having a hard time doing so. Because at least in the current season the entirety of the show is The Quinn Finn Rachel Triangle.
With one episode left in the season itself and tension is mounting for the show. I just hope it ends on a good solid note and not a sour one. If it has a strong ending I want to see the writers be able to come back and try and top themselves. But if it ends I like think it is going to end. Well. Then I see Season Three starting out cliche.
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